Hello:
This makes me think of an interesting scenario. When PT's or ATC's work with
athletes, the primary goal is to restore the client's ability to return to
their occupation/vocation. Therapists decrease pain, swelling, stabilize
joints, stretch muscles, etc for the sole purpose of letting the client
return to their occupation (i.e. sport). Two questions:
1. Why isn't OT more involved in sports medicine. Seems like it
philosophically is aligned with our profession.
2. In a clinical setting, why do clients/family/other professions have
difficulty understanding that OT's goals are to help clients return to the
playing field of life.
Ron
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On 9/10/2001, Dana Levinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
DL> True. Cincinnati Bengals a few years ago.
>>
>>I heard that OTs work in the NFL. I was told this by someone who had a
>>tendency to stretch the truth, but you'd REALLY have to know OT in order to
>>make up this one...
>>
>>He said- OTs work in the Rookie camps with the new football players and
>>help
>>them deal with the transition from inner city athlete to rich famous
>>athlete.
>> They work on self image, money management of all that new-found cash,
>>dealing with the fame etc. It sounds like Lifestyle Redesign to me. Has
>>anyone ever heard of an OT in this role?
>>
>>Wendy Stav
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